The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-07-29


and after due reflection and with
the lights of thorough discussion
thrown upon their work, they sub
mitted these measures to the peo-
pie because they believed the peo-
pie wanted and desired them. Let
the people now ratify the work
submitted by their representa-
tives. Fort Worth Gazette.
Is Prohibition Failure in Atlanta.
Mere assertion weighs but little.
Facts alone tell. The annals of
history will never perhaps contain
n more wonderful revolution than
that of Prohibition in Atlanta.
When the issue was first joined
the advocates of the liquor traffic
declared that Prohibition could
never be carried in city of the
size of Atlanta; and if carried,
could never be enforced. Many
advocated High License, and some
the substitution of wine for whis-
ky and brandy. No law has ever
been more vigorously fought than
Prohibition has been in Atlanta.
Every artifce and scheme has been
resorted to TO nullify the opera
lions of the law. The Courts have
been tried. The provision of the
Prohibitiory law exemptlng IL
censes from being terminated be-
fore they expired were used to
defeat the law, as well as that al
lowed the sale of domestic wine.
A great parade was made of liq-
uor being brought into tho city in
jugs in order to throw odium upon
the law. but prohibition is not a
fault in Atlanta, as the records
show.
The Courts haze sustained it.
Drinking has been cut off so
per cent. The arrests for drunk
enness have been largely reduced
and it only requires one police
man to guard 1000 inhabitants.
One hundred and thirty barrooms
vending on an average of 1900
drinks daily, have been wiped out.
Families that during the preva-
lence of the liquor traffic suffered
Sshe naeessalies of life because
Their means were squandered for
liquor, are now enabled to supply
their wants from the money saved
by Prohibition. The City Treasury
has not suffered because of the
absence of the license tax in her
Golfers. The tax assessments for
the present year, assessed by a
strong anti-prohibitionist, shows
an increase of over 100000 over
last year. The city has largely
increase her expenditures for
Public Schools and Public impro-
vements. She has donated $50,
600 to School of Technology and
$1,000 to Fair Ground Her
population is nearly $1,000, an
increase of over 5000. Her man
ufacturing enterprises have been
enlarged, and new stores and
dwellings are being erected in ev-
cry quarter of the city. Atlanta
was never more prosperous or &C
tive than she is now.
That occasionally drunken man
is arrested, or wine-room man
arraigned for violation of the law,
is not to be denied; but it is to be
wondered at when a city of $1,000
people, with $50 open barroooms,
in a moment overturns a traffic
hoary with age and iniquity.
But the Courts are Furnishing
violators so severely, sustained by
public opinion, that the ranks of
the violators are growing smaller
daily. The course pursued by the
opponents of Prohibition has dis
e,aA4A1saa,y-iin theip-awn- ranks.
SO that numbers who formerly OPP
posed prohibition or favored High
License, wine-rooms, now favor the
enforcement of the Prohibition
law. That law is not failure in
Atlanta, nor has its operations in
jured Atlanta one single Iota--
Atlanta Sunny South.
L will, in the interest of good
morals, peace and prosperity re-
solve the doubt in favor of that
side which seeks the greatest good
to the greatest number, and vote
for the Amendment B. Maxey.